When asked about the fate of a bill to modify Obamacare, Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy responded, “The First rule of Fight Club is you don’t talk about Fight Club.”

Thanks to emails obtained by Buzzfeed, we have an

inside look into the “fight club” that took the “Helping Sick Americans Now Act” right off the House floor today.

The bill was proposed by Rep. Michael Burgess of Lewisville and Joe Pitts of Pennsylvania to eliminate the “Prevention and Public Health Fund” and put that money towards protecting Americans with pre-existing conditions. Majority Leader Eric Cantor was pushing the bill behind the scenes, no easy task given the resistance from both Democrats and Republicans.

Influential, conservative groups including The Club for Growth, GrowAmerica, and the Heritage Foundation worried that the bill would strengthen Obamacare and the government’s role in healthcare. Tea Party leader Brent Brozell criticized what he dubbed “CantorCare” for abandoning the cause of repealing Obamacare altogether.

Cantor visited the Republican Study Committee on Wednesday to garner more support, but was unsuccessful. The bill was pulled from the floor yesterday.

“We had good conversations with our members and made a lot of solid progress,” said Erica Elliott spokesperson for McCarthy, R-Calif.,. “There’s still work to do and with members leaving town for the Bush Library dedication in Texas, we’ll continue the conversations after the district work period.”

According to emails, Tea Party hero Sen. Ted Cruz played a large role in the opposition. Aids to Cruz sent a series of highly combatant emails on the “repeal coalition” email listserv targeting at Cantor’s attempt to gain Republican support.

? Energy Subcommittee of House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing titled “A Review of Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Research Activities” at 9:30 a.m.

? Public Lands and Environmental Regulations Subcommittee of House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on pending legislation at 10 a.m.

? Economic indicators: Federal Reserve System will release selected weekly data on the assets and liabilities of commercial banks in the United States at 4:15 p.m.

? Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee and Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee of House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing titled “Islamist Extremism in Chechnya: A Threat to the U.S. Homeland?” at 10:30 a.m.

Tomorrow and beyond:

? April 29 Heritage Foundation will hold a discussion titled “Placing the U.S. on the Path Towards Meaningful and Effective Border Security.”

? May 7 Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on pending ambassadorial nominations to Chad and Libya.

? May 8 Rep. Kevin Brady holds a hearing on the role of immigration in the economy.